Hi Alifazal. How come you decided to ask that this article be deleted? It sounds interesting and useful. Can it not be kept, and improved later or, or something? Anyway, I fixed the link and changed the article title, and I think it should be kept. And thank you for creating it. Herostratus 18:44, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see, there is already another article about the snake. Well, good try anyway. Herostratus 19:12, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Herostratus! I rechecked the page and it seems you have redirected the page to the already existing page. My error was that i kept a fullstop at the end of the title. alifazal 17:52, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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That was about an article you created called Kihansi Charaxes and that article was moved and is now deleted. In case you need it to develop a well referenced version please let me know. We did not find the species name or the description paper and in the meantime someone had moved it to a different and incorrect taxon page (as titled above). Shyamal (talk) 05:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

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I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Good article, just a little short.

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Hi. Why did you remove Precision Air as a subsidiary from the infobox? The percentage held by KQ decreased according to your recent edits, but the company is still a KQ subsidiary.--JetstreamerTalk 17:42, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi. It is not a subsidiary. See this [[1]] "KQ said that it could not comment on the deal since Precision Air is an independent company despite its strategic stake in the listed Tanzanian carrier." It needs to be more than 50% to be a subsidiary. Ali Fazal (talk) 17:45, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi! Do you do photo requests in Tanzania? There are some buildings that I have requested. Also, do you know Swahili? There are some article requests for Swahili that I have Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 13:32, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi there. I am not in Tanzania at the moment. However, I'd like to know the buildings and articles that you are interested in. I can speak basic Kiswahili. Ali Fazal (talk) 13:34, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay! In Tanzania, the photo is the Air Tanzania head office in the ATC House Ohio Street Dar es Salaam. The articles I would like are:

Hi, All am Francis Kaswahili, please brother i need your support, the Wikimania 2014 bids/Arusha is for all of us, for the future of our country and generation, whatever you are we need your support Manawa|TalkEducation First— Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.222.57.102 (talk) 13:02, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Actually, Amina Mohamed was the Chairman/Chairperson of both the IOM and the WTO's General Council (Chair=Chairman=Chairperson; c.f. [2]). Regards, Middayexpress (talk) 14:49, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

He there. Yes, I do not deny that. I have included those board positions in the infobox under the section "Positions". Thanks for improving this article's contents. Ali Fazal (talk) 14:55, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Her time as Chairperson with those orgs should probably be given their own office parameters since, aside from her time with UNEP as Deputy Executive Director, that is what she is mainly known for internationally. Middayexpress (talk) 15:40, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I understand these Board positions were not full time. Both the WTO and IOM were led by Directors General. Also, if you see her profile, she was the Permanent Representative of Kenya to th UN from 2000-2006; whilst at the same time she led these two international organisations. Ali Fazal (talk) 16:00, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

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Hi there. May I ask what do you mean by "standard template format"? I used the official template infobox for officeholders: {{Infobox officeholder}} Please elaborate. Ali Fazal (talk) 16:26, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello. I was referring to that same template and its standard format order. She was also sworn in on the 20th, not the 19th (c.f. [3]). Best regards, Middayexpress (talk) 16:30, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Per Yemenia's route map, flights between Sana'a and Dar Es Salaam is nonstop (may stop in Naroibi but the airline doesn't have fifth freedom rights between NBO and DAR). I wasn't able to book that segment at Yemenia's website. 68.119.73.36 (talk) 01:42, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi there. Thank you for editing the Dar Airport article. I tried contacting the airline yesterday via its online feedback form but it wouldn't go through. Dar is apparently shown on the route map but isn't listed in the booking.. I agree with you.. You may remove this airline if you decide to.. Ali Fazal (talk) 10:01, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Did you correct all of the unnecessary article moves in Tanzania, as per the consensus at Talk:Rombo#Requested move? Let me know if you need any help with this. --Bejnar (talk) 18:09, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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I think it's you that is edit warring.. might i suggest that you look at the article's talkpage and I would once again recommend that you read the MOS:CAPS guideline properly. Ali Fazal (talk) 13:36, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

I'm sending you this because you've made quite a few edits to the template namespace in the past couple of months. If I've got this wrong, or if I haven't but you're not interested in my request, don't worry; this is the only notice I'm sending out on the subject :).

So, as you know (or should know - we sent out a centralnotice and several watchlist notices) we're planning to deploy the VisualEditor on Monday, 1 July, as the default editor. For those of us who prefer markup editing, fear not; we'll still be able to use the markup editor, which isn't going anywhere.

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The thing that generates the human-readable names and descriptions is a small JSON data structure, loaded through an extension called TemplateData. I'm reaching out to you in the hopes that you'd be willing and able to put some time into adding TemplateData to high-profile templates. It's pretty easy to understand (heck, if I can write it, anyone can) and you can find a guide here, along with a list of prominent templates, although I suspect we can all hazard a guess as to high-profile templates that would benefit from this. Hopefully you're willing to give it a try; the more TemplateData sections get added, the better the interface can be. If you run into any problems, drop a note on the Feedback page.

I planned myself for some time now to remodel layout of lists of Tanzanian officeholders, but I didn't have enough time for that until today. I hope you like it. Cheers! --Sundostund (talk) 14:44, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for editing the list. However, I have the following observations:

the start and end term dates for President Nyerere ought to be one i.e. 1964 and 1985; and he didn't actually take office in 1977 as indicated by you as the year was between the two elections of 1975 and 1980

Repitition of the translated name of the part may as well be unnecessary and would recommend using its acronyms instead.

I thank you once again for updating the list. Ali Fazal (talk) 15:03, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Well, as you may know, Tanzania was officially called the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar between April and November 1964, after the unification with Zanzibar and before officially changing the name to Tanzania. Next, TANU ceased to exist and CCM was formed in 1977. I think we should include the precise date about when that happened. I'd also prefer to use the translated name of the party instead of just acronyms. Please, don't revert it again. Cheers! --Sundostund (talk) 15:16, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi, how are you? I added a picture to the article Fatimah, but there is a debate about it. Can you add your comments to the talk-page? Thanks (you can delete this message after you read it)- Zabranos (talk) 02:26, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

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Hi, as I have already nominated one of your redirects for discussion, I wont list this one at the same time. Would you explain the term 'Eton of Tanzania'? Is that what they are called in reliable sources? A google search for google:"Eton of Tanzania" doesnt provide any useful results. John Vandenberg(chat) 06:34, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Hi Alifazal. Outside of parts of the Somaliland region, the Hargeisa monument is controversial, as it portrays in heroic terms rebels and the Somali authorities as villains. It's therefore not a neutral image for the page. Regards, Middayexpress (talk) 18:17, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

I wanted to let you know that I restored the destinations table to the format it had prior to your edits, as it was in one of the layouts that was approved by consensus. It took me some time to put the table in this new format, so please familiarise yourself with it. Needless to say, the table can be expanded, but sources should be provided for each new entry. Please also note the following:

You may want to take a look at WP:BURDEN regarding the last two items last item. I've marked all the unsourced claims present in the article. Finally, you did not use an edit summary for each of your edits; please do so in the future. You may reply here, I'll be watching. Thanks.--JetstreamerTalk 14:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you Jetstreamer. I have added the reference. Request you to review this article: Jambojet. Ali Fazal (talk) 22:05, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Regarding Jambojet, the content included in the ″History″ section should fit better in the ″Destinations″ one, IMHO. Furthermore, the table should be put in one of the formats I linked to above. I will not modify this article, though, I'll just do some archiving of references if you don't mind.--JetstreamerTalk 00:06, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

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I have reversed your edit to the Newark by-election, 2014 article because it is not standard practice to have any candidates or indeed photos in the infobox of an ongoing by-election article. There have been 17 By-elections for this Parliament and for every single one of them candidates were not added to the infobox until the results had been announced. I see no reason for this practice to change. Thank you for your edit, I am sure the photograph will come in useful once the by-by-election results are in. Owl In The House (talk) 17:14, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

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Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

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I am very disappointed, you edited/deleted my wiki improvements to Dr.John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. I appeal to you re-upload CV for Dr.John Pombe Joseph Magufuli I personally improved using this account .

Hi Alifazal. Per the recommendation at DR, I have opened a new discussion here on the Hargeisa plane monument. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Middayexpress (talk) 13:09, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

hargeisa monument is for the people killed by the somalia airforce led by the dictator Siad Barre you can not say siad barre regime should not be portrayed as "villains" actually he was a monster. Theyuusuf143 (talk) 21:33, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank you 75.34.100.93 for writing on my talkpage. I see that you have access to a wide range of IP addresses. Might I ask you to either confirm or deny that you are affiliated with User:AfricaTanz who was blocked indefinitely last year. If you are indeed the same person; it will be ironic given the fact that I was barred from that user's talkpage. The onus is on you to dispel my allegation by denying it. Ali Fazal (talk) 16:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Examples of your attempts at intimidation and incivility plus exercises of ownership over various articles[edit]

I found Amin has a Swahili article now! But it could be expanded a bit... WhisperToMe (talk) 01:49, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Surely you are aware, WTM, that a project guideline cannot overrule a pillar policy of WP. 75.34.100.69 (talk) 07:46, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

I work with airline destinations and the actual practice is to not add citations to every single destination which is why I decided things in the way I did. I will bring it up on the WikiProject discussion page but you can make it a Wikipedia:Requests for comment if you don't agree with what the project decides. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:10, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately, you have it backwards. If the project wants an exception to the WP sourcing pillar, then it must ask the community for it. The project members cannot make that decision by themselves. Projects do not ever make policy. 75.34.100.69 (talk) 08:21, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Hello Alifazal. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of SatCom Networks Africa Limited, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguous advertising (can be cleaned without a fundamental rewrite). Thank you. — Malik ShabazzTalk/Stalk 21:20, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

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I'd like to say that I was aware of the Three-revert rule; but I had a different interpretation of it. I'd like to defend my actions as follows: * The rule clearly defines what a 'revert' is i.e. 'undoing other editors' actions'. I made four edits on 19 October viz. my addition, 1st revert, 2nd revert and addition without reverting. If, for the sake of argument, my fourth edit is considered as a revert; I believe that it should've then been treated as the third. * My reason for these edits was to counter the systemic bias that is being perpetrated by a number of editors who want to ensure that articles related to Somaliland "conform" to a POV acceptable to Somalia. *Request and observation: I'd like to request that an admin other than User:Bbb23 consider my appeal. I have personally lost faith in his/her judgement as I believe this admin has a penchant for making hasty decisions as evidenced by his previous action on an SPI that I had requested using a sock. Whilst I'm not claiming ignorance as an excuse; I have since regretted that action of mine but it was out of frustration. I never used that account to canvass any discussion on the article's talkpage nor indeed edit any single article. I only used it to initiate an SPI agaisnt the very user who reported me and Bbb23 made a hasty decision and i had to challenge him on his assertion. This time too, he didn't cease to surprise, and made his decision within four minutes of the final edit done by AcidSnow. I wasn't given the opportunity to defend myself according to my interpretation of the rule i.e. I hadn't made four reverts. From an ethical standpoint, I believe there was a 'threat of familiarity' given the fact that I, the editor who reported me and Bbb23 were all involved in that above mentioned SPI case. In hindsight, I believe he should've left it to another admin to adjudicate on the matter; but given the voluminous administrative tasks that an admin has to do; he may have forgotten indeed. I therefore submit my appeal. Thank you for your time. Ali Fazal (talk) 22:51, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Your interpretation does not appear to be correct. You reverted in material related to the memorial four times in a row, continuing a previous edit war on October 7th and making the first edit a revert. "Counter[ing] the systemic bias" is not a defense, it's an editorial consideration and not an excuse to edit disruptively. I'm sorry that you acted poorly previously, but administrators are not prohibited from action because they've been exposed to your past problematic behavior, nor does taking administrative action suddenly make him "involved". You may want to read that link more carefully. Kuru(talk) 23:43, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

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Hi Ali. Where did you get the 90 days from? Looking at the constitution, article 104 states: "a presidential election shall be held within sixty days after the occurrence of the vacancy." Cheers, Number57 13:01, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi #57. From this article. It states that the VP will act as President for a max. of 90 days. Ali Fazal (talk) 13:06, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Ah yes, I found another version of the constitution on the Parliament website, which isn't the same as the other one - it seems the first version that pops up on a Google search is actually a proposed one. Cheers, Number57 13:08, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

I saw your attempt to contact him at 72.177.27.15. I think he/she has moved on to IP address 75.44.28.168 for a while. His editing at Kilimanjaro is getting really under my skin, each time instantly and without explanation reverting my additions to a section I wrote years ago and then returning it over a dozen edits in a lesser fashion, with omissions and misinterpretations. I'll just stay away from it for a while. Afasmit (talk) 11:43, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Afasmit. Apologies for my delayed response. You may request the article be protected. FYI: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AfricaTanz/Archive. I understand your predicament - it does get annoying. The user seems to have access to a plethora of IP ranges. Initiating discussions with "it" is futile - from my personal experience. Ali Fazal (talk) 16:57, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Hello Alifazal, May you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New year 2015. Happy editing,JetstreamerTalk 20:14, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello Alifazal, Thank you with your help on the article: Harriet Mayanja-Kizza. I may call on you in future, when I get in trouble again. There are so many troublemakers out there. Cheers! Fsmatovu (talk) 17:19, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Hi @Fsmatovu:. You are welcome. Do not let the blockee AfricaTanz deter you from making your valuable contribution to this project. The user has a penchant of hounding edits of marked editors and seems to attain some sort of pleasure by doing this - it's strange, I know. I guess the blockee is most probably a loner or a pensioner who has time to undo other users' edits. Thank you for your edits related to Tanzania and Africa in general. Have a good day! Ali Fazal (talk) 18:13, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

As you thanked me for commenting on the Zambian election requested move, despite the fact that I was in disagreement with you, I think you deserve one of these for making Wikipedia a more pleasant place to debate in! Number57 14:20, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

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